Table 1:
Age of sample at data collection points and N at Wave 1 for four birth cohorts
| Birth cohort | Age at... | Wave 1 1994 | Wave 2 1998 | Wave 3 2002 | Wave 4 2005 | Wave 5 2012 | Wave 6 2015 | N Wave 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline 1983 | ||||||||
| 1960–1964 | 19–23 | 30–34 | 34–38 | 38–12 | 41–15 | 48–52 | 51–55 | 590 |
| 1955–1959 | 24–28 | 35–39 | 39–13 | 43–17 | 46–50 | 53–57 | 56–60 | 647 |
| 1950–1954 | 29–33 | 40–14 | 44–18 | 48–52 | 51–55 | 58–63 | 61–65 | 436 |
| 1945–1949 | 34–38 | 45–19 | 49–53 | 53–57 | 56–60 | 63–67 | 66–70 | 228 |
| 1945–1964 | 19–38 | 30–9 | 34–53 | 38–57 | 41–60 | 48–67 | 51–70 | 1,901 |